Panties



INVENTOR Z wn'NJEssEs BY fiamf/zy Lang ,m WM 46 WM ATTO RNEY PatentedOct. 3, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1,929,363 PAN TIES ApplicationMarch. 22, 1933. Serial No. 662,165

3 Claims.

This invention relates to an article of wearing apparel and particularlyto what may be known as panties, the object being to provide aconstruction which will somewhat mold the body and at the same time becomfortable both while standing and sitting.

Another object of the invention is to provide a rather snug fittingarticle of the type known as panties, wherein the body stretchescircumferentially and the crotch member stretches in a direction atright angles thereto, or fore and aft of the garment.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an improved pantiewherein the crotch memher is provided and arranged with overlapping endsswitched together so as to produce a rein forced central section whileat the same time providing a structure which is freely elastic in onedirection.

In the accompanying drawing- Fig. l is an elevation of a garmentdisclosing an embodiment of the invention as the same will appear whenlying flat;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view through Fig. 1, on the line 22, the garmentbeing positioned as it would appear on a person;

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan of the garment with the parts distended so as toclearly show the position in relation of the crotch strap or section.

cates the body of the garment and 2 the crotch member. The body 1 showsa substantially truncated cone shaped structure having front and backmembers 3 and 4 of substantially the same size, although the backextends downwardly further than the front, as ilustrated by the portions5 and 6. At the respective edges of the front and back members they areconnected together with suitable lines of stitching '7, said edges beingcurved, though tapering from a small waist portion to the leg openings 8and 9. The upper end of the garment is provided with an elastic binding10, while the leg openings are provided with bindings 11 and 12 ofsuitable elastic material, said binding being also stitched to the sideedges of the crotch strap 2. This crotch strap 2 is formed ofindependent members 13 and 14 overlapping at the center of the strap soas to present a squared reinforced section 15. A suitable line ofstitching 16 connects the overlapped parts together so as to provide thedesired reinforcement. The material of the strap 2 is preferably thesame as the material of the front and back 3 and 4 and is elastic in onedirection but not in the other. The strap 2 is adapted to stretch asindicated by the double- Referring to the drawing by numerals, 1 indieheaded arrow 1'7, while the body of the garment is adapted to stretch asindicated by the arrow 18.

It will be noted-that the end of the section 13 is comiected by threads19 to the front 3, presenting substantially a spear head with the sidesat right 90 angles to each other. The section 14 is formed in a similarmanner except that the end 14 is much larger than the end 13, so thatthere is very little circumferential stretching or distension of thegarment at the leg openings 5 and 6, but immediately above the legopenings the garment is stretchable to an appreciable extent. Thematerial is not only stretchable but is elastic so that it will moveback to its normal position when released, and consequently presents aconstricting member for constricting the hips and parts of the bodyadjacent thereto so as to mold or round 1 these parts into the desiredposition without discomfort. As the front and-rear of the garmentstretch when sitting down or bending it is further desirable that thecrotch strap stretch, and consequently the crotch has been made freelystretchable forwardly and rearwardly of the garment as indicated by thearrow 17, thus taking care of any strains on the strap, and preventingany bunching action.

I claim:

1. An article of the character described, comprising a substantiallytriangular shaped front,

-a similarly shaped back, lines of seams at the sides connecting thefront and back together, binding members at the lower part of the frontand back connecting the front and back together and presenting legopenings, and a pair of overlapping members stitched together in theiroverlapped position forming a crotch strap connected at its respectiveends respectively to the front and back and to the last mentionedbinding members, said front and back being stretchable circumferentiallyof the garment, and the crotch strap being resilient only forwardly andrearwardly of the garment.

2. A panties comprising a body formed of fabric elasticcircumferentially and inelastic longitudinally, and a crotch strap offabric elastic, forwardly and rearwardly, said body being formed with afront and back portion substantially triangular in shape when lyingfiat, a notch in the lower edge of each portion, said strap being formedfrom a plurality of overlapping members permanently connected together,each member having an end, the respective ends of the strap fitting intothe respective notches in the body, and lines of stitching securing thelast mentioned ends to said body.

3. An article of the character described comprising a front, a back,lines of stitching at the sides connecting the front and back together,binding members at the lower part of the front and back connecting thefront and back together and presenting leg openings, and a pair ofoverlapping members connected together and in their overlapped positionpresenting a crotch LONG.

